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CONTAINER Filed Feb. 3, 1928 2. Sheets-Sheet l May 21, 1929. v 5 J. KIMBALL CONTAINER Filed Feb. 3, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet elevation.

Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J. KIMBALL, or ELGIN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MnsNnAssIemmnrs, 'ro

VAN SICKLEN CORPORATION, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 3, 1928. Serial No. 251,530.

This invention relates to improvements in containersand has for an object to provide a container particularly adapted for attach ment to an automobile or the like to contain vanity cases, smokers articles, etc., and which may be formed entirely of sheet metal or the like, and economically and conveniently assembled to present an ornamental appearance and provide a strong and enduring device. Other objects will be apparent from the disclosure of the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a container embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; i

Fig. 4. is a vertical section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is a perspective view in elevation of the entrance plate;

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the back plate and false. back plate in disassembled relation;

Fig. 7 is a perspective of the front plate in Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings in which 10 deslgnates a back plate having a base portion 11 formed integral therewith and angularl disposed as illustrated in Fig. 6. The bac plate is provided with an attachment lug 12' struck out of the base portion 11 and extended substantially in the direction of the back plate proper, such construction providing a hole 11 for discharge of dirt, ashes, water or the like. A screw hole 12 or the like is provided in this lug. An attachment slot of the inverted key-hole type is indicated by numeral 13, and is constructed with the enlarged and reduced portions of well knownform to permit insertion of a screw head or the like in the enlarged portion, and the later dropping of the back plate to prevent withdrawal of the container from the supporting screw.

The back plate is provided with the angularlyformed side flanges 10 and the base portion 11 is provided with the vertically d1sposed flange 11" at its outer edge.

A front plate, enerally indicated by numeral 15, is provi ed, the same being shaped to conform to the contour of the base portion 1 1'and having the side wings 15, 15". Vertically arranged supporting strips 16 of pasteboard or the like are glued or otherwise attached to the inner face of the front plate 15, as shown in Fig. 7, for example.

A false back plate 20 is also provided, the same being shown in partially disassembled relation in Fig. 6. This plate is provided with the rearwardly and upwardly inclined upper flange 20 curved to conform to the contour of the upper edge of the back plate 10 and is provided with the off-set bottom flange 20 constructed to contact with the inner face of the back plate 10, as shown in Figure 4, for example. A pair of supporting lugs 20 are struck out from the front of the false back plate 20, for a purpose hereinafter described. In the assembly of the elements thus described, the false back plate is secured by spot welding or the like, as at the points 20 indicated in dotted lines (see Fig. 6), to the inner face of the back plate 10. The outer edge of the upper flange 20 is shaped to contact and closely fit the upper edge of the back plate 10, as shown in Fig. 4.

The front plate 15 is attached by spot welding at the points 15, for example, near the outer edge of each wing 15, 15 to the back plate side flanges 10 and by spot welding at the point 15 for example to the base portion flange 11. The device as thus far assembled may then be covered byany suitable finishing material such as leather or the like, as indicated by numeral 30 (see Fig. 4 for example).

An entrance plate is desirable in many instances, and I have illustrated the form of such plate in Fig. 5, generally designated by numeral 35, this comprising a plate of such or contacting the false back plate 20. Near either end, at the rear edge of the entrance plate 35 are the depending integral legs 35'.

This entrance plate is also susceptible of covering with an ornamental or protective coating on the upper exposed surface, which covering may be carried around the edges of the entrance plate to the unexposed surfaces and secured thereto, thereby covering the edges to obviate the liability of the leather becoming detached or fraying. After such covering the entrance plate is inserted in the opening between the front plate and the false back plate as illustrated in Fig. 5, for example, the supporting strips 16 serving to positionand support this entrance plate. Lugs 20 are also arranged to support the legs and thereby assist in the support and positioning of the entrance plate. The entrance plate may be glued or otherwise secured in assembled relation to the container and provides not only a means of ac- "delicate operations which have hitherto been considered necessary in the manufacture of devices of this character is dispensed with.

The head of the supporting screw extending through the opening 13 is guarded from contact with any articles carried in the container and substantial body and thickness is simulated by the provision and construction of the false back plate.

It will be obvious that the container illustrated and described above is susceptible of modification and variation and I do not wish to berestricted to the form shown and described except as defined within the appended claims.

h at I claim is:

1. A container comprising a back plate having a base portion integral therewith and angularly disposed, a lug struck out of said base portion, said back plate being further provided with an attachment aperture spaced the scope of from said lug, a front plate secured to said back plate and portion, and a false back plate spaced from said back plate and overlying said aperture.

2. A container comprising a back plate having a base portion integral therewith and angularly disposed, means for attachmentof said back plate to a support, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, and a false back plate spaced from said back plate, said false back plate being flanged at its upper edge to contact with said back plate and being secured thereto.

3. A container comprising a back plate plate.

having a base portion integral therewith and angularlydisposed, means for attachment of said back plate to a support, a front plate secured to'said back plate and base portion, and a false back plate spaced from said back plate, said false back plate being flanged at its lower edge to contact said back plate and be ing secured through said flange to said back 4:. A container comprising a back plate having a base portion integral therewith and angularly disposed, means for attachment of said back plate to a support, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion,

and a false back platespaced from said back plate, said false back plate being flanged at top and bottom to contact with said back plate and being secured thereto.

5. A -container comprising a back plate having a base portion integral therewith and angularly disposed, means for attachment of said back plate to a support, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, and a false back plate spaced from said back plate, said false back plate being provided with an offset lower flange secured as by spot welding to said back plate. r

6. A container comprising aback plate having a base portion: integrally formed therewith and angularly disposed with respectthereto, said back plate being provided with said flanges, said base portion being also provided with a flange, and a front plate shaped to conform to said base portion and secured as by spot welding to said side and base portion flanges. 1

7. A container comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion, a front plate secured to said backplate and base portion, and an entrance plate mounted in the opening between said front and back plates, said entrance plate being provided with an entrance aperture to permit access to the interiorof said container.

8. A container comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion,

a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, and an entrance plate mounted in the opening'between said front and back plates, said entrance plate being provided with an entrance aperture to permit access to the interior of said container and being also provided with downwardly directed flanges at the sides of said aperture.

9. A container comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, a false back plate located inwardly of saidback plate and secured thereto, an entrance plate mounted in the opening between said front plate and said falseback plate, and means to support said entrance plate in proper assembled relation with re spect to said front and false back plates.

10. A container-comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, a false back plate located inwardly of said back plate and secured thereto, an entrance plate mounted in the opening be tween said front plate and said false back plate, and means to support said entrance plate in proper assembled relation with respect to said front and false back plates, said last named means including lugs carried by said false back plate.

11.'A container comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, a false back plate located inwardly of said back plate and secured thereto, an entrance plate mounted in the opening between said front plate and said false back plate, and means to support said entrance plate in proper assembled relation with respect to said front and false back plates, said lastnamed means includingsupporting strips at the inner face of said front plate.

12. A container comprising a back plate having an angularly disposed base portion, a front plate secured to said back plate and base portion, a false back plate located inwardly of said back plate and secured thereto, an entrance plate mounted in the opening between said front plate and said false back plate, means to support said entrance plate in proper assembled relation with respect to said front and false back plates, said last named means including supporting strips at the inner face of said front plate, and lugs carried by said false back plate.

13. An article of manufacture comprisin a container constructed of separately forme front and back plates secured together and a separately formed apertured entrance late inserted in the opening between said ront and back plates.

14. An article of manufacture com risin a container constructed of separately fbrme front and back plates secured together and a separately formed apertured entrance plate inserted in the opening between said front and back lates, the aperture in said entrance plate eing constructed and arranged to accommodate and position articles placed in said container.v

15. A container comprising a back plate provided with an angularly disposed base plate, a front plate attached to the base plate and back plate forming a container, an entrance plate for the container and a false back extending the length of the cover member and upwardly therefrom to lend an appearance of thickness to the back portion above the cover member. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL J. KIMBALL. 

